| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPR | California Department Of Pesticide Regulation |
| EMIRS | Electrochemically Modulated Infrared Spectroscopy |
| SCGP | Shell Coal Gasification Process |
| SARIS | Scattering And Recoiling Imaging Spectrometry |
| TBC | Thermal Barrier Coating |
| PSG | Phosphosilicate Glass |
| MOS | Metal Oxide Semiconductor (FET Devices) |
| RICM | Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy |
| BSCO | Break Specific Carbon Monoxide |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |